Lingo for looms



(No Model.)

J. M. MARCO. LINGO FOR LOOMS.

No. 461,638. Patented Oct. 20,1891.

WITNESSES:

THE uonms versus co., murd urno wAsumu'rcN, n c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN M. MARCO, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

LINGO' FOR Looms.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 461,638, dated October20, 1891. Application filed July 16, 1890. Serial No. 358,902} (Nomodel.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN M. MARCO, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Lingoes or Heddle-Weightsfor Looms, which improvement is fully set forth in the followingspecification and accompanying drawings.

My invention consists of improvements in lin-goes or Weights, wherebyheddles may be kept in proper position and otheradvantages are obtained,as will be hereinafterfully set' forth.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a piece of material of whichthe lingo or heddleweight embodying my invention is made. Figs. 2, 3,and 4: represent perspective views of a lingo or heddle-weight embodyingmy invention. Fig. 5 represents a section of a portion of aheddle-Weight on line as on, Fig. 4.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalfigures.

. Referring to the drawings, A designates a lingo or heddle-weight, andB designates a portion of a heddle attached thereto.

The lingo is formed of a piece of metal or other suitable material bentor doubled upon itself, forming two lengths, which are connected at oneend by the neck 0 and separated the remai-ning length of the piece. Onthe inner faces ofthe pieces are longitudinally-extending grooves I),and on the outside of the connected ends of the two pieces of the lingo,adjacent to the neck of the pieces, are grooves E. It will be seen thatthe eye of the heddle may be readily connected with the lingo byinserting said eye over either of the pieces constituting the lingo, atthe open end thereof, and then running the eye toward the connected endof the two pieces or parts of the same until the eye of the heddleoccupies the ends of grooves E at the closed end. Owing to the groovesD, the twisted or other connected end of the eye of the heddle mayreadily ridethrough the grooves D until it reaches its place ofoccupation. The groove or recess also allows the pieces or lengths ofthe lingo to be closed to full extent without interference of the end ofthe heddle-eye.

Furthermore, the ends of the heddle are prevented from locking together,and they cannot be undone in operation, as is the case with thecord-knot, or unclasped, as with the wireheddle. Owing to the grooves orrecesses E, the eye of the heddle sets snugly and comparatively flush inposition and readily retains its position.

In practice 1 form the lingo or weight of half-round or square-facedwire, the same being bent or doubled and grooved or recessed, as hasbeen stated.

Having.- thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, isv 1. A lingo formed of a piece of materialdoubled or bent as described and formed with grooves on the inneradjacent faces, substantially as described.

2. A lingo formed of a piece of material doubled or bent as describedand formed with grooves on the inner adjacent faces and grooves on theoutside of the connected ends, substantially as described.

A lingo formed of doubled material wit-l1 a groove or recess on theinner faces of the pieces comprising the same, the connectingneck of thepieces forming means of attachment for the eye of the heddle,substantially as described.

. JOHN M. MARCO. Witnesses:

JOHN A. WIEDERsHEIM, A. P. JENNINGS.

